Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Parents faced steeper prices for back-to-school shopping this year, with costs rising 7.3% amid tariffs, according to a new Century Foundation report. The price hikes affected everything from basic supplies to electronics, with some items seeing dramatic increases. Index cards […]
A helicopter drops water as Cal Fire firefighters battle the 6-5 Fire in the TCU September Lightning Complex on September 03, 2025 near Chinese Camp, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (CHINESE CAMP, Calif) — The historic gold rush town of Chinese Camp, California, has been devastated by one of […]
Lisa DeNell Cook, nominee to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, testifies during a Senate Banking nominations hearing on June 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Federal […]
Entrance to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The federal agency responsible for administering the nation’s immigration and naturalization system will now have enforcement agents for the first time. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is […]
Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — No winner was declared after Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, resulting in the jackpot climbing to $1.7 billion. The jackpot’s estimated cash value of $770.3 million is now the third-highest in U.S. lottery history, according to Powerball. The […]
Dukas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 30-year-old man has drowned in Pennsylvania near a family picnic area while attempting to swim across the river and went under, officials said. The emergency communications center at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Bushkill, Pennsylvania, received a report […]
Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — No winner was declared after Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, resulting in the jackpot climbing to $1.7 billion. The jackpot’s estimated cash value of $770.3 million is now the third-highest in U.S. lottery history, according to Powerball. The […]
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLMarlins 5, Nationals 10Mets 2, Tigers 6Rangers 0, Diamondbacks 2Orioles 7, Padres 5Dodgers 0, Pirates 3Blue Jays 13, Reds 9Guardians 8, Red Sox 1Mariners 4, Rays 9Angels 4, Royals 3Braves 5, Cubs 1White Sox 4, Twins 3Phillies […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial on federal charges alleging she tried to help an undocumented immigrant evade arrest has been set for Dec. 15. Jury selection will be on Dec. 11 and 12, Judge Lynn Adelman determined during a scheduling hearing on […]
Kevin Winter/Getty Images, FILE (LOS ANGELES) — A woman reportedly known as the “Ketamine Queen” has pleaded guilty to providing the dose of ketamine that led to Matthew Perry’s death in October 2023, becoming the fifth and final person to be convicted in connection with the “Friends” actor’s fatal overdose. […]
